Displaying drugs 351 - 375 of 1338 in total
Baclofen
Baclofen is a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) agonist used as a skeletal muscle relaxant. Although originally designed in 1962 to treat epilepsy, baclofen was not effective in treating this condition but instead was shown to reduce spasticity in selected patients. Baclofen was reintroduced in 1971 as a treatment for spasticity and...
Approved
Pegloticase
Pegloticase is a porcine recombinant PEGylated uricase indicated for the treatment of chronic gout in adult patients that do not respond to other types of therapies. Pegloticase has a similar activity to rasburicase, an enzyme that metabolizes uric acid to allantoin. In gout patients treated with pegloticase, the conversion of...
Approved
Investigational
Vitamin E
In 1922, vitamin E was demonstrated to be an essential nutrient . Vitamin E is a term used to describe 8 different fat soluble tocopherols and tocotrienols, alpha-tocopherol being the most biologically active . Vitamin E acts as an antioxidant, protecting cell membranes from oxidative damage . The antioxidant effects...
Approved
Nutraceutical
Vet approved
Matched Mixtures name: … Calcium PNV ... Calcium Plus ... Tianshi Calcium With Natural Source Vitamin E Softgel Capsules …
Halothane
A nonflammable, halogenated, hydrocarbon anesthetic that provides relatively rapid induction with little or no excitement. Analgesia may not be adequate. nitrous oxide is often given concomitantly. Because halothane may not produce sufficient muscle relaxation, supplemental neuromuscular blocking agents may be required. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p178)
Approved
Vet approved
Alfentanil
A short-acting opioid anesthetic and analgesic derivative of fentanyl. It produces an early peak analgesic effect and fast recovery of consciousness. Alfentanil is effective as an anesthetic during surgery, for supplementation of analgesia during surgical procedures, and as an analgesic for critically ill patients.
Approved
Illicit
Vecuronium
Monoquaternary homolog of pancuronium. A non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent with shorter duration of action than pancuronium. Its lack of significant cardiovascular effects and lack of dependence on good kidney function for elimination as well as its short duration of action and easy reversibility provide advantages over, or alternatives to, other...
Approved
Investigational
Molsidomine
Molsidomine is an orally active, long-acting vasodilator, which belongs to the class of medications known as syndnones. Interestingly, it is being studied as being a preventive measure in cerebral infarction .
Approved
Investigational
Somatotropin
Human growth hormone (HGH), also known as somatotropin, is a peptide hormone that is synthesized and secreted by the somatotropic cells of the anterior pituitary gland. Growth hormone plays an essential role in growth regulation during childhood as well as other basal metabolic functions, muscle and fat mass regulation, blood...
Approved
Investigational
Digoxin
Digoxin is one of the oldest cardiovascular medications used today. It is a common agent used to manage atrial fibrillation and the symptoms of heart failure. Digoxin is classified as a cardiac glycoside and was initially approved by the FDA in 1954. This drug originates from the foxglove plant, also...
Approved
Perphenazine
An antipsychotic phenothiazine derivative with actions and uses similar to those of chlorpromazine.
Approved
Lodoxamide
Lodoxamide is a mast-cell stabilizer for topical administration into the eye. Mast-cell stabilizers, first one approved being cromolyn sodium, are used in treatment of ocular hypersensitivity reactions such as vernal conjunctivitis. These conditions often require treatment with anti-inflammatory medications such as ophthalmic NSAIDs or topical steroids which may cause systemic...
Approved
Matched Description: … Mast-cell stabilizers, first one approved being cromolyn sodium, are used in treatment of ocular hypersensitivity …
Gliclazide
Gliclazide is an oral antihyperglycemic agent used for the treatment of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). It has been classified differently according to its drug properties in which based on its chemical structure, gliclazide is considered a first-generation sulfonylurea due to the structural presence of a sulfonamide group able to release...
Approved
Fluoxymesterone
An anabolic steroid that has been used in the treatment of male hypogonadism, delayed puberty in males, and in the treatment of breast neoplasms in women.
Approved
Illicit
Glipizide
Glipizide is an oral hypoglycemic agent in the second-generation sulfonylurea drug class that is used to control blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. It was first introduced in 1984 and is available in various countries including Canada and the U.S. According to the 2018 Clinical Practice...
Approved
Investigational
Flecainide
Flecainide is a Class I anti-arrhythmic agent like encainide and propafenone. Flecainide’s development began in 1966 and was first synthesized in 1972 as an attempt to generate new anesthetics. It is used to prevent supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias, as well as paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and flutter.[L8878,L5056]
Flecainide was granted FDA...
Approved
Withdrawn
Matched Categories: … Sodium Channel Blockers ... Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Blockers …
Dexamethasone acetate
Commonly known as decadron, dexamethasone acetate is a glucocorticosteroid previously marketed in the USA for the treatment of inflammatory respiratory, allergic, autoimmune, and other conditions.[T797,L10695,L14348] Developed in 1957, dexamethasone is structurally similar to other corticosteroids such as hydrocortisone and prednisolone. Dexamethasone acetate has largely been replaced by dexamethasone phosphate and...
Approved
Investigational
Vet approved
Matched Description: … [A188724] Dexamethasone acetate has largely been replaced by [dexamethasone] phosphate and continues …
Technetium Tc-99m oxidronate
Technetium Tc-99m oxidronate, also known as 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate, is a radiopharmaceutical agent. A radiopharmaceutical is defined as a medicinal formulation containing radioisotopes that are used in major clinical areas for diagnosis and/or therapy. The radiopharmaceuticals based on technetium-99m are widely used for diagnostic purposes because 99mTc has a versatile chemistry...
Approved
Matched Description: … The group oxidronate falls into the category of diphosphonates whose structure allows them to bind to calcium …
Isoflurane
A stable, non-explosive inhalation anesthetic, relatively free from significant side effects.
Approved
Vet approved
Pimecrolimus
Pimecrolimus is an immunomodulating agent that was first marketed by Novartis under the trade name Elidel. It is now promoted in Canada by Galderma since early 2007. It is currently available as a topic cream used in the treatment of atopic dermatitis (eczema).
Approved
Investigational
Ethinylestradiol
Ethinylestradiol was first synthesized in 1938 by Hans Herloff Inhoffen and Walter Hohlweg at Schering. It was developed in an effort to create an estrogen with greater oral bioavailability. These properties were achieved by the substitution of an ethinyl group at carbon 17 of estradiol. Ethinylestradiol soon replaced mestranol in...
Approved
Matched Mixtures name: … Drospirenone/Ethinyl Estradiol/Levomefolate Calcium and Levomefolate Calcium ... Drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol/levomefolate calcium and levomefolate calcium ... Drospirenone, Ethinyl Estradiol and Levomefolate Calcium and Levomefolate Calcium …
Eslicarbazepine acetate
Eslicarbazepine acetate (ESL) is an anticonvulsant medication approved for use in Europe, the United States and Canada as an adjunctive therapy for partial-onset seizures that are not adequately controlled with conventional therapy. Eslicarbazepine acetate is a prodrug that is rapidly converted to eslicarbazepine, the primary active metabolite in the body....
Approved
Matched Description: … activity by inhibiting repeated neuronal firing and stabilizing the inactivated state of voltage-gated sodium …
Matched Categories: … Sodium Channel Blockers ... Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Blockers …
Matched Categories: … Sodium Channel Blockers ... Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Blockers …
Threonine
An essential amino acid occurring naturally in the L-form, which is the active form. It is found in eggs, milk, gelatin, and other proteins.
Approved
Nutraceutical
Matched Mixtures name: … Aminosyn II with Electrolytes in Dextrose with Calcium ... Aminosyn II with Electrolytes in Dextrose with Calcium ... Aminosyn II with Electrolytes in Dextrose with Calcium …
Dornase alfa
Dornase alfa is a biosynthetic form of human deoxyribunuclease I (DNase I) enzyme. It is produced in genetically modified Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells using recombinant DNA technology. The 260-amino acid sequence of dornase alfa is identical to the endogenous human enzyme. Dornase alfa cleaves extracellular DNA to 5´-phosphodinucleotide and...
Approved
Praziquantel
Praziquantel is a pyrazino-isoquinolein derivative from the thioxantonic group used as a broad anthelmintic spectrum. Specifically, it is known as a treatment of trematodes and cestodes infections such as schistosomiasis, taeniasis, and cysticercosis. The efficacy of praziquantel in treating parasitic flatworms infection with low cost (~US$0.20 drug cost to treat...
Approved
Investigational
Vet approved
Levosalbutamol
Levosalbutamol, or levalbuterol, is a short-acting β2 adrenergic receptor agonist used in the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Salbutamol has been marketed as a racemic mixture, although beta2-agonist activity resides almost exclusively in the (R)-enantiomer. The enantioselective disposition of salbutamol and the possibility that (S)-salbutamol has...
Approved
Investigational
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